portico

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area

From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.

Lights appeared between some pillars beyond the portico. — The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Ward Radcliffe
It was amid cheering that Fauquier Cary left the portico. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
They talked about it, sipping their coffee on the ruined portico. — The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories, Kate Chopin

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